Shardul Thakur and Colin Munro collide: The Kiwi opening batsman and the Indian seamer were involved in a nasty collision. During the second T20I of the ongoing India’s tour of New Zealand in Auckland, New Zealand opening batsman Colin Munro and India seamer Shardul Thakur were involved in a nasty collision midway on the pitch.
It all happened on the second delivery of the sixth over when Munro’s attempt of running a leg bye and Thakur’s attempt of stopping him saw both of them hit again each other. While Munro continued to complete the run, Thakur fell on the ground in a ramification of the collision.
In what was a delivery on leg-side, the southpaw had wanted to pull it but it hit his thigh pad before him and Martin Guptill ran for a run.
While Guptill played exceedingly well for his 33 (20) with the help of four fours and two runs, Munro played second fiddle by scoring 26 (25) with the help of two fours and a six.
Indian bowlers found the right line and length as they manage to restrict New Zealand to a gettable total of 132 for five in the second Twenty20 International in Auckland on Sunday. Shardul Thakur dismissed Martin Guptill, who scored a quickfire 33 off 20 deliveries. But it was Ravindra Jadeja who did not allow New Zealand any freebies in the middle overs. The left-hander accounted for Colin de Grandhomme and New Zealand captain Kane Williamson to finish his four-over spell with figures of two for 18. Shivam Dube and Jasprit Bumrah also picked up one wicket apiece. Earlier, Kane Williamson had won the toss and opted to bat at Eden Park
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